Daphne Gilbert

Jun 26, 2024 | vancouversun.com | Jocelyn Downie |Daphne Gilbert

Skip to ContentAdvertisement 1Opinion: Providing a separate St. Paul’s-adjacent space for patients to receive MAID does not address the harms of forced transfers  •  You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Article contentLast week, a lawsuit was filed challenging Providence Health Care’s policy to not allow the provision of medical assistance in dying (MAID) within their walls.

Feb 14, 2024 | policyoptions.irpp.org | Jocelyn Downie |Daphne Gilbert

“B.C. Ministry of Health pledges to build a corridor of sin.” That should have been the headline attached to B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix’s recent announcement that he will instruct Vancouver Coastal Health to make room next to the city’s St. Paul’s Hospital for a dedicated clinical and care space where patients from the hospital can receive “compassionate and dignified MAiD services.” Canada’s medical assistance in dying law allows adults to receive MAiD if: They have a...

Jul 7, 2023 | theprovince.com | Jocelyn Downie |Daphne Gilbert

Advertisement 1 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Opinion: The Health Ministry could immediately eliminate the exception in its MAiD policy, forcing publicly funded faith based groups to allow the provision of MAiD. Article content Sam O’Neill, a young woman dying of inoperable terminal cancer, requested medical assistance in dying (MAiD).